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Delegates of the 15th Coast to Coast National Conference have formally endorsed Future Earth Australia’s Sustainable Oceans and Coasts National Strategy 2021–2030 and urged the Australian government to adopt and implement its recommendations.

A new report launched today by the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ has found that the impact of COVID-19 on women in the STEM workforce across the Asia-Pacific region has heightened the challenges and barriers they face in progressing their careers.

85% of Australians live within 50 kilometres of the ocean, placing them within the ‘blue ribbon’—the interconnected waterways, coasts and seas that surround Australia and support major industries, provide recreation and cultural heritage to communities, and offer new economic frontiers like offshore energy.

The ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ says the 2021–22 Federal Budget contains mixed news for science.

The ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ along with the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER), today congratulates the 26 recipients of the Regional Collaborations Programme COVID-19 Digital Grants.

The ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ thanks outgoing Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews for her long-term and authentic commitment to science and technology.

Outstanding contributions to science have been recognised by the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ today with 24 current and future stars of science receiving prestigious 2021 honorific awards.

Four early-career researchers have been awarded a prestigious top-up grant that recognises and supports excellence in science research.

Ninety eminent scientists—including two Australian Nobel Laureates, medical practitioners, science leaders and prominent Australians—have signed a petition calling for Kathleen Folbigg’s immediate pardon and release from jail.